- DUCK TRACKS
By DON FAIR
Co-Sports Editor |
As pi oof that it isn t always the pitcher with the best won
lost record who actually turns in the best hurling job, take
the case of Oregon s Whitey Lokan. In winning one and losing
luu. me vveuioot rigntnanaer
lias allowed only two honest
tallies in 29 and one third in
nings for an earned run aver- t
age per game of .612.
1 hat kind of pitching would
normally win nine games of 10,
hut for the most part this
season, the breaks haven’t been ^
kind to Lokan. Dick DeBer
nardi, with two victories and
one defeat, has an ERA of 1.76,
and UeWayne Johnson, boast- ^
ing a perfect three and nothing I
record, has given up 2.05 earn- S
ed runs per contest.
SLATS GILL
/\n oiiicial check on the baseball team batting averages shows
that first baseman Dick Bartle’s pace-setting mark is currently
.425, with 17 hits in 40 tries. Bartle has batted in nine runs, in
cluding two homers, to lead in these departments too.
Four Tied in Three-Base Hits
Bartle, Don Dibble, Johnny Kovenz, and Hal Zurcher are all
tied in triples with one each. Bill Burgher and A1 Cohen lead
in two base blows with three, and Cohen and Kovenz have
stolen two bases. Team batting has dropped from the early
season mark of .303 to .267.
Pole vaulter George Rasmussen will leave today on his
trip to compete in the Fresno relays Saturday night: Ac
companying him will be Dr. George Guldager, the team
physician, and Leo Harris, athletic director.
, The rumor from California a few weeks ago that Ray Snyder
and Herb Jotter, members of Marin’s national championship
junior college basketball team, would come to Oregon next fall
may have boomeranged. Latest word is that Snyder is planning
to enroll at Oregon State. However there has been no word as
to the plans of Jotter.
What! Greg Writes About Football
It was extremely unusual to read Mondayls column by L. H.
Gregory, sporting editor of The Oregonian. For Greg devoted
the entire space to football news. This is out of the ordinary for
him even during basketball or football season, as Gregory is
a died-in-the-wool baseball enthusiast from way back.
Perhaps the fact that Portland’s Lucky (?) Beavers have
lost 17 of their last 21 games may have something to do
with the sudden switch to the grid sport for gossip news.
When Greg was down for the Oregon-WSC cage series in
February, he was unlimbering his arm in McArthur court,
using baseball coach Don Kirsch as his batterymate.
Each year the sporting editor takes his turn on the mound
for the Oregonian Orioles, which is only part of his deep
seated baseball enthusiasm. Following one of the Webfoot
Cougar cage games, the sports writers, coaches, broadcasters,
, and officials held a gathering at the home of Leo Harris, and
it wasn’t long before Gregory was unwinding some of his fab
_ ulous baseball yarns.
Maybe If Portland Starts Winning ...
With Kirsch and Frosh mentor Carl Heldt as his audience,
■ Greg proceeded to illustrate his stories with numerous vigorous
movements of his arms and head. To be sure his diamond tales
, were rare, amusing, and factual, and covered from the days of j
Ty Cobb to the present. If the Portland Beavers can pull out |
^ of their nose dive against San Diego this week, maybe Greg
* ory will get back in form and give forth with a steady diet of
baseball news, especially since this is the diamond season!
The place for the Northern Division track championships
' apparently has definitely been settled at the original site—
Missoula, Montana. There was some criticism earlier of
• holding the meet there, because of the long distances to be
traveled by most of the loop squads.
' Montana university is going all out to provide good instruc
tion for that state’s high school coaches this summer. I he
, Grizzly school has procured Slats Gill, cage coach at OSC, and
Lynn Waldorf, football head at California, to instruct during
the summer session. Iventucky s basketball teacher, Adolph
" Rupp was first signed to the summer school, but when he was
forced to cancel his committments, Gdl agieed to substitute.
Ducklings
Drop Meet
To Staters
By ELiYVIN PAXSON
The OSC frosh track squad av
avenged an earlier defeat yester
day afternoon, as they outpointed
Oregon yearlings 73;/,to 56]/,. in
a dual meet on Hayward field.
The Duckling cindermen had pre
viously edged out their Beaver foe
three events to two in a relay bat
tle staged on the Bell field oval.
The Oregon frosh captured seven
firsts, but were forced to forfeit
the two-mile, and failed to score
in the javelin, shot-put, and the
mile events, a total of 36 points,
which more than accounted for the
Rook victory margin.
The Webfoots were only able to
salvage a single point in the first
two races on the program, the
mile and' the 440, and although
the Oregon sprinters accounted for
first, second, and third in the 100,
widened their lead in later events.
The only double winner of the
day was Duckling Bob Mocabee,
who annexed top spot in both the
high hurdles and the broad jump.
Summary:
Mile—George Fullerton, and Joe
Fisher, both of OSC (dead heat);
Spefz, OSC. Time, 4:52.6.
440-yard dash—Charles Dickie,
OSC; Hoxie. OSC, Coughlin, Ore
gon. Time, 53.6.
100-yard dash—Hal Brainerd,
Oregon; Bullier, Oregon; Smith,
Oregon. Time, 10 flat.
Shot put—Duane Eby, OSC;
Dixon, OSC, Johnson, OSC. Dis
tance, 41’ 5/”.
Pole vault—Lyle Dickey, OSC;
Reeves, Oregon; no third. Height,
12’ 6”.
Cudahy Wins
High jump—Dan Cudahy, Ore
gon. tie between Keller, Oregon,
and Crem, OSC; Height, 5’ 9”.
120-yard high hurdles—Bob Mo
cabee, Oregon; Bunnege, OSC;
Smith, Oregon, and Wikender, OSC
(dead heat). Time, 15.9.
Javelin—Royal DeLaney, OSC
Wyrick OSC; Hoxie, OSC; Dis
tance, 154’ 2”.
880-yard run—Joe Fisher, OSC;
Kraxberger, Oregon, Blount, OSC.
Time, 2:03.6.
Bullier Grabs 220
220-yard dash—A1 Bullier, Ore
gon; Brainerd, Oregon; Sullivan,
Oregon. Time, 22.1.
2-mile—Won by OSC (forfeit).
Discus-Herb Nill, Oregon; John
son, OSC; Eby, OSC. Distance,;
111’ 10”.
Broad jump—Mocabee, Oregon;
Keller, Oregon; Brownell, Oregon.
Distance, 19’ 3”.
220-yard low hurdles — Jack
Smith, Oregon; Bergstrom, OSC;
Widender, OSC. Time, 25.2.
Mile relay—Won by OSC (John
son, Fisher, Dickie, Hoxie). Time,
3:37.8.
It gets colder in some sections of
Nebraska than it does in some
parts of Alaska.
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Today’s Schedule
3:50 North Field—Phi Sigma Kappa vs Sigma Phi Epsilon
3:50 South Field—Sigma Nu vs Y.M.C.A.
3:50 Upper Field—Sigma Chi vs Omega hall
4:55 North Field—Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs Phi Kappa Sigma
4:55 South Field—Yeomen vs Lambda Chi Alpha
4:55 Upper Field—Delta Upsilon vs Cherney-French
Wind and rain interrupted intramural softball games yes
terday afternoon, but, weather permitting, makeup tilts will be
continued today. The exact date for making up yesterday’s
cancelled contests is unknown. However, the schedule will ap
pear in the Emerald one day before playing time.
'0' Meeting Scheduled
There will be an Order of the O
meeting today at noon at the Delta
Upsilon house. All members are
urged to attend by Robert Wiley,
president of the organization.
Javelin Victim Buried
With Military Honors
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ May 12—
(UP)—Midshipman George J. Eli
opulos, Rawlins, Wyo., who was
killed Monday when struck in the
neck by a javelin tossed by a class
mate was buried with full military
honors today.
A battalion of midshipmen, the
largest escort ever to take part in
the funeral of a naval academy un
dergraduate, marched by the flag
draped casket during the hour-long
services.
Ad Staff:
Day Manager:
AL RUEDY
Assistant Day Manager
VIRGINIA MAHON
Layout Manager:
GEORGE MELVIN
Solicitors:
JACK WARD
CORK MOBLEY
SAM PLUNKETT
BILL PLUMMER
Outfielder
Sold Again
CHICAGO, May 12 — (UP) —
Danny Litwhiler, 31-year-old out
fielder, was sold to the Cincinnati
Reds today by the Boston Braves
as part of a three-way deal which'
also involved the Washington Sen
ators.
The Braves obtained Marving
Rickert, 27-year-old flychaser, for
their Milwaukee farm club in the
American association. At Milwau
kee, Rickert will replace Carden.
Gillenwater, who was purchased
from the Brewers by Washington
for an estimated $25,000.
Litwhiler, who formerly played
with the Philadelphia Phillies and
St. Louis Cardinals, batted .261 in
91 games for the Braves in 1947
and had an average of .273 so far
this season. He will join the Reds
here on Friday.
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twine around the base of the tree,
The large round fruit often grows
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